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Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» BROOKES POINT (PHILIPPINES) - A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.
Australia to stockpile critical minerals in strategic reserve
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will stockpile critical minerals in a new strategic reserve, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, as nations scramble to source rare earths and coveted metals outside China.
Different kinds of thieves with the same goal
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 18/02/2025
» What's the difference between smash-and-grab raids and protection rackets? Not all that much from the legal point of view, but protection rackets have a lower level of risk and a higher rate of returns.
After another boom and bust, where to for lithium?
Published on 13/07/2024
» Lithium boom has turned to lithium bust over the last two years as a wave of new supply overwhelms weaker-than-expected demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
A tale of nickel and copper
News, David Fickling, Published on 23/02/2024
» The world's biggest miner, BHP Group Ltd, grew powerful by building dominant positions in producing the minerals of the future. That makes the challenges it's facing with two key clean-tech ingredients a sobering lesson for the energy transition.
Indonesian nickel workers demand better safety
Published on 27/12/2023
» JAKARTA - Hundreds of workers in Indonesia’s nickel industry staged a peaceful rally on Wednesday to demand better standards of work safety, three days after a fire killed 19 employees.
Indonesia smelter fire death toll reaches 18
Published on 26/12/2023
» JAKARTA - The death toll from a fire at an Indonesian nickel smelter has risen to 18 from 13 reported on Sunday, local police said on Tuesday, while operations remain suspended as authorities investigate the cause of the incident.
Indonesia nickel smelter furnace blast kills 13 workers, wounds 38
Published on 24/12/2023
» JAKARTA: Thirteen workers were killed and 38 were injured on Sunday in the explosion of a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) on Sulawesi island, the owner of the industrial park where the smelter is located said.
New plan could benefit Asean's EVs
Oped, Published on 28/10/2023
» The need for clean energy technology deployment towards global net-zero emissions is becoming more critical. To meet the net-zero emission target in 2030 and reduce global energy consumption to 7% less than the level in 2020, a massive deployment of clean energy technologies is needed.
Indonesia's EV goals hinge on green mining drive
News, Published on 01/04/2023
» With the world's largest reserves of nickel, used extensively in making batteries, Indonesia is aiming to become an electric vehicle powerhouse, not least by courting Tesla CEO Elon Musk.